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  <title>Episode 4: Beam Me Up, Mr. Speaker | Cornelia "Cora" Knutson and James "Jimbo" Traficant</title>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.
Sources:
Tina's Story
Wikipedia
Youngstown, Oh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio)
RICO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act)
The New Republic
Crimetown, USA (https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa)--David Grann
Showbiz Cheatsheet
“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives” (https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/)--Rachel Diaz
Independent
“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War” (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html)--Matt Schudel 
NPR
"Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73" (https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73)--on Morning Edition
Forbes
“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer's Burden” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5)--Peter Reilly
Law Resource
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document (https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html)
Morning Journal
“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says” (https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html)--AP
Congressional Research Service
“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony” (https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf)--Jack Maskell
Downfall Dictionary
“Jim Traficant Beamed Out” (http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html)--Dirk Langeveld
CNN
“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering” (https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States vs. Traficant--02-3864 (https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html)
American Mafia
“The Trials of Traficant” (http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html)--James Ridgway deSzigethy
Amazon Prime
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI)
Photos
Belt Magazine
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri
Traficant Memorabilia (https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/)
Thinking Through History
"Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia"--Tim Lacy
Traficant Leisure Suit (https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/)
NPR
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax
Traficant Courtroom (https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0)--Associated Press--Joe Marquette
Hillary's Story
NPR
"The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home" (https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home)--Liz Halloran
The New York Times
"Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat" (https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html)--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.
Smithsonian Magazine
"Friends in the House, Hostility at Home" (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/)--Gilbert King
Photos
MNopedia
Coya Knutson, 1955 (https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955)
Coya with Farmers (https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996)
History, Art, and Archives
Coya and Andy Knutson (https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816)--Associated Press Wire Photo
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.</p>

<p>Sources:<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" rel="nofollow">Youngstown, Oh</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" rel="nofollow">RICO</a></p>

<p>The New Republic<br>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa" rel="nofollow">Crimetown, USA</a>--David Grann</p>

<p>Showbiz Cheatsheet<br>
<a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/" rel="nofollow">“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives”</a>--Rachel Diaz</p>

<p>Independent<br>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War”</a>--Matt Schudel </p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73&quot;</a>--on Morning Edition</p>

<p>Forbes<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer&#39;s Burden”</a>--Peter Reilly</p>

<p>Law Resource<br>
<a href="https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html" rel="nofollow">Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document</a></p>

<p>Morning Journal<br>
<a href="https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says”</a>--AP</p>

<p>Congressional Research Service<br>
<a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf" rel="nofollow">“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony”</a>--Jack Maskell</p>

<p>Downfall Dictionary<br>
<a href="http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html" rel="nofollow">“Jim Traficant Beamed Out”</a>--Dirk Langeveld</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html" rel="nofollow">“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering”</a></p>

<p>United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit<br>
<a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html" rel="nofollow">United States vs. Traficant--02-3864</a></p>

<p>American Mafia<br>
<a href="http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html" rel="nofollow">“The Trials of Traficant”</a>--James Ridgway deSzigethy</p>

<p>Amazon Prime<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI" rel="nofollow">Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
Belt Magazine<br>
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri<br>
<a href="https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Memorabilia</a></p>

<p>Thinking Through History<br>
&quot;Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia&quot;--Tim Lacy<br>
<a href="https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Leisure Suit</a></p>

<p>NPR<br>
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax<br>
<a href="https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0" rel="nofollow">Traficant Courtroom</a>--Associated Press--Joe Marquette</p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home&quot;</a>--Liz Halloran<br>
The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html" rel="nofollow">&quot;Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat&quot;</a>--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.<br>
Smithsonian Magazine<br>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Friends in the House, Hostility at Home&quot;</a>--Gilbert King</p>

<p>Photos<br>
MNopedia<br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955" rel="nofollow">Coya Knutson, 1955</a><br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996" rel="nofollow">Coya with Farmers</a></p>

<p>History, Art, and Archives<br>
<a href="https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816" rel="nofollow">Coya and Andy Knutson</a>--Associated Press Wire Photo</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.</p>

<p>Sources:<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" rel="nofollow">Youngstown, Oh</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" rel="nofollow">RICO</a></p>

<p>The New Republic<br>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa" rel="nofollow">Crimetown, USA</a>--David Grann</p>

<p>Showbiz Cheatsheet<br>
<a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/" rel="nofollow">“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives”</a>--Rachel Diaz</p>

<p>Independent<br>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War”</a>--Matt Schudel </p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73&quot;</a>--on Morning Edition</p>

<p>Forbes<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer&#39;s Burden”</a>--Peter Reilly</p>

<p>Law Resource<br>
<a href="https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html" rel="nofollow">Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document</a></p>

<p>Morning Journal<br>
<a href="https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says”</a>--AP</p>

<p>Congressional Research Service<br>
<a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf" rel="nofollow">“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony”</a>--Jack Maskell</p>

<p>Downfall Dictionary<br>
<a href="http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html" rel="nofollow">“Jim Traficant Beamed Out”</a>--Dirk Langeveld</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html" rel="nofollow">“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering”</a></p>

<p>United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit<br>
<a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html" rel="nofollow">United States vs. Traficant--02-3864</a></p>

<p>American Mafia<br>
<a href="http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html" rel="nofollow">“The Trials of Traficant”</a>--James Ridgway deSzigethy</p>

<p>Amazon Prime<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI" rel="nofollow">Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
Belt Magazine<br>
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri<br>
<a href="https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Memorabilia</a></p>

<p>Thinking Through History<br>
&quot;Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia&quot;--Tim Lacy<br>
<a href="https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Leisure Suit</a></p>

<p>NPR<br>
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax<br>
<a href="https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0" rel="nofollow">Traficant Courtroom</a>--Associated Press--Joe Marquette</p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home&quot;</a>--Liz Halloran<br>
The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html" rel="nofollow">&quot;Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat&quot;</a>--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.<br>
Smithsonian Magazine<br>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Friends in the House, Hostility at Home&quot;</a>--Gilbert King</p>

<p>Photos<br>
MNopedia<br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955" rel="nofollow">Coya Knutson, 1955</a><br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996" rel="nofollow">Coya with Farmers</a></p>

<p>History, Art, and Archives<br>
<a href="https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816" rel="nofollow">Coya and Andy Knutson</a>--Associated Press Wire Photo</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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